Loving Progress Not Perfection
“Sonya, just start putting together a plan. It will give you some goals and pull you out of that feeling of being overwhelmed.”

“Sonya, just start putting together a plan. It will give you some goals and pull you out of that feeling of being overwhelmed.”
The best new year resolution is actually something that nobody’s talking about. The New Year symbolizes a time of reflection and a fresh start. It’s understood that what you do is make resolutions and add things to your bucket list. Then you start doing them on January 1. We do it that way, because it’s…
When I was growing up, our schedules were insane. Quick, on-the-go meals that were healthy without busting your budget—well, it just wasn’t that easy. When I was eleven, I was heavily involved with Odyssey of the Mind and Girl Scouts. My older sister was playing basketball while my older brother was playing football. All of…
I was sitting in the drive thru line at McDonalds. No “healthy fall smoothies” there! It happens to the best of us, you know. You. Me. We just end up there when life is busy and we’re starting to get hangry (hungry + angry)! I had just finished shopping at our local grocery store. It…
When talking about meal planning for beginners, generally most people describe it as a simple 3 step process. Start with lists of days—Sunday through Saturday. Write down your meal planning ideas—breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks. Make a grocery list then go shopping. And magically after a few weeks of pulling together ALL the meal planning…
At the beginning of year we are inundated with countless articles, advertisements, and blog posts about making resolutions and goals for the year. There’s got to be some tips to making meaningful goals because some people like resolutions. Yet, for others, they’d rather avoid it altogether. Why make goals when I’m not going to keep…
How do you do it? How do you keep up on all.the.things. you have to do as a mom? The question comes up a lot with me. The answer is really simple. It all has to do with my daily routine at home. And whether you realize it or not—you have a daily routine too….